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Untitled
1946
This ink drawing on paper presents a surreal anatomical composition featuring an elephant's head merged with human skeletal and muscular systems rendered in intricate cross hatching. The figure stands in a contrapposto pose against an ambiguous architectural background, its trunk gesturing downward while striped appendages extend from the lower body. Kelly's characteristic blend of naturalistic detail with biomorphic distortion exemplifies Surrealist interests in the uncanny and the transformation of recognizable forms, situating the work within mid century modernist explorations of the body and imagination.
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Overall
- Location
- Rago Auctions, Lambertville, NJ
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Rago AuctionsView on map
Notes
A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 165. Signed, dated and inscribed to lower right ‘To Glenway Wescott Leon Kelly 1946’.
🔨 Auction Lot
A Ménage with George Platt Lynes
May 1, 2026
Estimate: $1,000 to $2,000
Sold: $1,792
Lot 165
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